I've been at this digital photography thing for a couple of decades now, but I've never run into this issue.

Took some shots yesterday with my X-T2. I shoot Jpeg+RAW and slot 2 as 'back-up'. I download the files to a folder on my desktop, then open them in whatever software.

I put the slot 1 card in the reader. All of the Jpegs are there, but there is a 25 RAW files missing in the middle of the string. I tried the back-up card from slot 2, same thing. I tried both cards in both the internal and external card readers. No luck. Those 25 RAW files do not appear on either card on either reader. I KNOW the missing RAW files exist on both cards because I can do in-camera RAW modifications.

So the files are not 'missing' they are just not recognized by my computer. There is nothing unique about the missing files compared to the other recognized RAW files. I'm stumped.

1. You stated that you can Accomplish in-camera RAW conversion of the missing images, when you select one of those images, in the info, is it actually a RAW image? Click on DISP/BACK to get to a screen that includes that info.

2. In the computer, by they do not appear, do you mean you do not see a preview of the image, or no file at all. Compressed RAF would preview in finder as an icon that could give an impression that the file is missing. So not looking at icons or previews, but just file names, are RAW files missing?

By the way, from your post I take it you are in the camp that brings your images into your computer via the MAC Finder or Windies File Exployer and then launches a post processing application, as opposed to launching the post processing software then importing the images.

Now, if you change your workflow for this one odd situation, if you launch Lightroom, and import, does LR see the missing images?

By the way, from your post I take it you are in the camp that brings your images into your computer via the MAC Finder or Windies File Exployer and then launches a post processing application, as opposed to launching the post processing software then importing the images.

Now, if you change your workflow for this one odd situation, if you launch Lightroom, and import, does LR see the missing images?

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I was wondering the same thing - that is, can Lightroom see the RAF files?

I know Lr can see RAF files in general - my question was: Is it possible the Lr Import function might be able to see files on wmiller549's SD card that the Mac OS Finder cannot see? Unlikely, but ... ?

1) All your RAW files are compressed RAF?
2) You can see some, and not others?
3) You are using a MAC of some form, so Apple Operating System?
4) By missing, do you mean absolutely no file, or no decent preview (does a icon come up in place of a preview image)

And an additional inquiry similar to one I just asked another member. If you put that SD card back into your camera, and preview one of the images that is not showing up on your computer, IS it actually a RAW file? (sequence thru the DISP/Back button to get to a preview display that shows that info). AND, is any special Drive Mode set that is JPEG only (assuming your display settings includes that check box) Multi Exposure, Advanced Filterers, PANO?

I know Lr can see RAF files in general - my question was: Is it possible the Lr Import function might be able to see files on wmiller549's SD card that the Mac OS Finder cannot see? Unlikely, but ... ?

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An issue is the Finder and other file management apps in MAC OS, currently cannot display a compressed RAF. It will display an icon in the place of the preview.
LR on a MAC computer can.

Thanks all for the kind efforts to help me resolve this issue.
I figured out the problem. I'm a dumbass, that's the problem.

It helped when I bothered to check which pics actually had the missing RAW files. I forgot that I took a mid-day break at the hotel. During this downtime, I reprocessed in-camera a number of RAW files, changing highlight and shadow tone, film profiles etc. The result was 25 Jpeg's with no corresponding RAW files. I didn't have 25 missing RAW files, I had 25 extra Jpegs.

The fact that I was downloading my SD cards before finishing my first cup of coffee this morning had to be a contributing factor.
Sorry to have wasted your time. Thanks again.